05 wheels on a 1st gen
 

I got a set of aluminum wheels off an 05 CTD 4x4 :tu:and the dude told me they were 16's. Uh yeah, there 17's:dang:. I didn't know, he's a dork. Should I run these on my Goldie? What size 17 should I run? Anyone wana trade for 16's? Hmmmmmm.:humm:

you will prolly need a spacer so the wheels will clear the tie rods if its a 4x4. dunno about 2wheel drive.

So all I need is the wheel spacers and I can run them:humm:? I wanted to run 245/75/16's, can I still run the same with the 17's:humm:? If so, will it throw off my speedo?:humm:

different soze tires will throw it off a little. the problem with the newer wheels are the offset of the wheels. I had a set of wheels and tires for $300 but they didnt fit. they ever so slightly tough the tie rod ends. Dont know exactly what the deal is but i do know you will need like 1/8 inch to clear them, might need longer lugs too. someone else will chim in.

i have a 1993 dually and i just put a set of 2003 17"dually rims on yesterday and my studs were to large i had to drill the wheels out from 5/8 to 16mm and im running 235s or just about 31s i have 2x4 tho:c:

Heres info on 3rd gen wheels. http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/d...ferrerid=64476

I don't think they will work as the stud size on the newer trucks is also larger!

You will need something like this, only about 2" thick:

http://stuff.is-a-geek.net/PhotoAlbu...cs/CTD_192.jpg

Get 9/16 studs in the adapters (not spacers). Good ones are not cheap. I paid ~$400 for the set, IIRC. Although it can be done and people have done it, I don't recommend running 3rd Gen wheels on the 1st Gen. It increases stress on the kingpins and wheel bearings due to the wider tire scrub path, throwing off the D60 steering geometry, as designed. I don't have any actual data to back this up, but I wouldn't go much more than around an inch wide with an adapter like that. Those are 1.25".

Well that sucks! Glad I jumped into these, now I'm stuck with another pile of aluminum.:td:

its ok man. i did the same thing only resold the wheels for 200 more than i bought them for.:tu::tu: